Re: Coprosma robusta

Bill,
As Diane states, it does take both sexes to set fruit,
according to my reference book by Cave/Paddison on New
Zealand plants.  It looks quite similar to the far
more common C. repens, or Mirror Shrub, except that
the fruit is red colored rather than green.  Perhaps
you have a male plant.  My single female plant always
sets fruit, even though I don't see any other C.
repens anywhere in the immediate neighborhood.  They
also self sow quite readily here in Berkeley/San
Francisco.

--- Otter Point <otterpt@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Bill,
> 
> I found the following about Coprosma Robusta:
> 
> The flowers are dioecious (individual flowers are
> either male or female, but only one sex is to be
> found on any one plant so both male and female
> plants must be grown if seed is required) and are
> pollinated by Wind. The plant not is self-fertile.
> 
> I think that is your answer - you need both a male
> and female plant.  It seems the greenish flowers are
> not conspicuous so one would grow it for its
> evergreen foliage.
> 
> Diane P.
> Vancouver Island
> ________________________________________________
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Bill Grant 
>   To: Medit Plants 
>   Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:05 PM
>   Subject: Coprosma robusta
> 
> 
>   Mine is 12 years old,  ten feet high,very happy
> except no flowers or lovely fruit.Lovely New Zealand
> native. It was in some shade up until a year ago.
> Now it gets sun most of the day. When I planted it,
> the nursery said it would be at least three years
> before it bore the fruit. Any ideas?   Bill Grant,
> central California coast.
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